Quest Story: Intelligence Infiltrators

I am experimenting by making two posts for this quest.  This first one will include the story-line but not the required numbers in the quest tasks or the rewards.  This is for those interested in the story-line of the quest.  The second one will omit the story-line but contain the other details.

• Quest #31
• Lasts April 23, 2012 – May 22, 2012

Intro

A group of intelligence agents at the core of our intelligence headquarters have been working together without our knowledge. They've taken things too far, however by infiltrating Crestonia's intelligence agencies and now we've got to explain ourselves.

A cold war is the last thing we need right now, find these agents and set things right.

Hook:  Rogue intelligence agents are on an unsanctioned mission that has sparked political tension so great, we could have a war on our hands.

Pop-up:  Commander, we have a group of rogue agents that have infiltrated intelligence agencies across our neighboring empire - Crestonia. They are outraged. We must speak to them.

1 – On the War Path

Call in your agency's top brass to let them know that you're on a ruthless hunt for the rogue agents. We don't know how high this deception goes, but we're determined to end any war before it begins.

Man hunts are expensive and taxing but a hunt for a group of government trained agents? Good luck.

• Collect # Surveillance Cameras, you need eyes and ears everywhere.
• Collect # coins to fund this man hunt.
• Collect # red hearts. They'll help you come out of this PR disaster alive.

Alright, Commander, the search is on. It's only a matter of time before we get something.

2 – Mystery Man

We've received a mysterious phone call from a man using a voice changer to prevent identification. He claims to know all - he wants to name names and point fingers at the men behind the plot. But who is he and how can we trust him?

There's no shame in bowing down in apology. We're completely at fault.

• Collect # Pens and Notepads to write down what he says before he hangs up.
• Collect # oil to present to Crestonia as an apology gesture.
• Destroy # units to prevent attacks from independent Crestonian militia.

Commander you're not going to like it. But the list of names our mystery man gave us, your closest aide is on there too. Sometimes looks really can be deceiving.

3 – Calling the Shots

Peace talks with Crestonia are in order, commander - far, far away from the prying eyes of the press, in a secret location.

Sometimes you have to be mean to get what you want. Pillage away.

• Collect # Precision Binoculars to keep an eye out for trouble.
• Pillage # times to get information on the rogue agents.
• Fight an attack from a group of mercenaries sanctioned by the rogue agents.

Our secret location was discovered apparently. An assassination attempt at the head of the Crestonian government blows all our chances of peace out of the water. We'll have to use every trick in a politician's book to fix this hot mess.

4 – DOUBLE TROUBLE

Security got a look at the sniper and they're after him. Unfortunately, we're are now unprotected and it looks like your very own aide decided to stay behind. You'll have to make a decision and fast.

War is a difficult thing, but when you have to go against your best friend, it's unbearable.

• Get # Automatic Pistols to protect yourself.
• Earn # Black Hearts. You'll need it to take down your best friend.
• Destroy # Bombers to protect your empire from Crestonian attacks.

I don't think he knows we saw him Commander. We should have him followed, he might lead us to the rest of them.

5 – TRAITOR'S TRYST

Security has returned, empty handed I'm afraid. Let's get them to follow the suspect. Let's hope he leads them somewhere worthwhile.

Pineapples may seem absurd, but it's the oldest trick in the book.

• Collect # Bandages to cover the wounds on the agent that was hit.
• Harvest # Pineapples to place spy cams in. We need to tape the chase.
• Fight # World Domination Battles to build your military strength.

The suspect led us straight to the sniper! They were meeting at a local cafe. Unfortunately they spotted us and fired. We have a man down but he'll make it. In the confusion, both your aide, our suspect and the sniper managed to get away.

6 – Mis-Chief

Commander, we've received a call from our mystery man again. He wants to meet you... alone. If you take anyone with you he won't show up. I think you should go, all of his intel has been correct so far.

In the eyes of the public, we're not looking so good. A couple of good deeds will really help us out.

• Collect # Mobile Phones to keep in touch.
• Fight # battles in Battle Blitz to prepare for battle with Crestonia.
• Revive # Neighbor Crops to win support.

Commander, believe me, I'm as shocked as you are. I can't believe our mystery man was the Chief of Intelligence the whole time. He used to work with the rogue agents but when they took things too far, he backed out. He's the only thing between us and them now.

7 – Agent Angst

The Chief now wants protection in exchange for information. He's going to spill the beans and reveal everything, names, plots, places and spies. This will stop the war clouds that have already begun to rain fire on your empire.

The Chief means well but we'll have to discuss the terms of this agreement in greater detail later on.

• Collect # Portable Recorders to get his confession on tape.
• Earn # Mastery Tokens to build up your rep.
• Place # Bombers to protect the chief.

Now we can finally stop the war clouds that have already begun to rain fire on our empire. We'll have those rogue agents behind bars before they know it.

8 – Truce Time

All the rogue agents are rounded up and are already feeling at home in prison, where they belong. Let's call for an immediate ceasefire and travel to Crestonia to call a truce.

This isn't happily ever after, but it's a start.

• Arrange for # Prison Uniforms for our newest inmates.
• Gain # levels in World Domination to become more powerful.
• Earn # Black Hearts to make sure nobody tries to mess with you again.

Let's work on rebuilding the parts of our nation that were damaged during the Crestonian attacks. While we're at it, we really need to kiss and make up with Crestonia. An enemy neighbor is a complete nightmare and we want to sleep sweet at night.

Rewards

Congratulations!  You earned 5x Ekranoplan Black!